ECOWAS dishes out US$70,000 to Ebola victims
November 29, 2016 By Ibrahim Tarawallie As the government of Sierra Leone commenced the implementation of the post-Ebola recovery programnme, the ECOWAS Commission has made available a whooping...
View Article“Economic inequality is stopping growth in developing countries” - -says...
-says Country Director IBIS Ghana November 30, 2016 By Emmanuel Okyne (Intern) Country Director of IBIS Ghana yesterday stated that economic inequality was impeding growth in the West Africa sub-...
View ArticleYouth Anti-FGM Network launched
December 1, 2016 By Hawa Amara A national youth network to help and guide young girls achieve their educational dreams, as well as vulnerable women to realise their roles and responsibilities in...
View ArticleJournalists schooled on Peace Journalism
December 2, 2016 By Ibrahim Tarawallie Journalists from both the print and electronic media yesterday benefited from an intensive lecture at the Bintumani International Conference Center in Freetown on...
View ArticleTony Elumelu Foundation announces 3rd round of TEF Entrepreneurship Programme
December 7, 2016 By Hassan Gbassay Koroma With the aim to providing training, mentoring and funding of 10,000 African entrepreneurs across Africa, the Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), has on the 3rd...
View ArticleHeirs holdings Banque Centrale Populaire of Morocco sign investment MO
December 7, 2016 By Hassan Gbassay Koroma Heirs Holdings and leading Moroccan bank, Banque Centrale Populaire (BCP), on the 3rd December, 2016 signed a Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate on...
View ArticleCeebah, Zainab Bangura join U.S VP on #16 heroes award list
December 8, 2016 Two Sierra Leoneans, Global Girl Champion and Activist, Associate at the Population Council and member of the United Nations High Level Panels on Education and Youth Peace and...
View ArticleSierra Leone assumes African Union Peace and Security Council chairmanship
December 8, 2016 By Abdul Karim Koroma in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia On Monday, 5th December, 2016 Sierra Leone assumed leadership of the African Union Peace and Security Council (PSC) and held its first...
View ArticleWest African leaders urge Jammeh to respect election result
December 14, 2016 By Mohamed Massaquoi President Ernest Bai Koroma was among a high- powered ECOWAS delegation to The Gambia in order to negotiate with outgoing President Yahyah Jammeh to see reason...
View ArticleNigerian envoy commends Veteran Journalists Union
December 14, 2016 By Regina Pratt Nigerian Commissioner in Sierra Leone has stated that the fortitude shown by the Veteran Journalists Union (VEJU) in creating a platform for veterans of the journalism...
View ArticleSLTTA awaits Egyptian training camp endorsement
December 15, 2016 By Sahr Morris Jnr Executive and members of the Sierra Leone Table Tennis Association (SLTTA) are eagerly waiting on response from the Egyptian Ambassador to Sierra Leone, H.E Maher...
View ArticleUBA awards deserving staff
December 20, 2016 By Hassan Gbassay Koroma Showing sign of appreciation for a job well done in 2016 to its staff, the United Bank for Africa Sierra Leone, one of the leading financial institutions in...
View ArticleSTEG completes US$11m electricity project
December 22, 2016 By Joseph S. Margai STEG International Services, a Tunisian based company, which was contracted to do the procurement, installation and commissioning of the reinforcement and...
View Article“First Dialysis Unit in Salone is a Great Contribution to Service Delivery”
December 23, 2016 By Jonathan Abass Kamara President Ernest Bai Koroma has lauded the Four-man Israeli team and government of Israel for their assistance in making available a functional Dialysis Unit...
View ArticleSierra Leone makes history at the African Union Peace and Security Council
January 10, 2017 The Republic of Sierra Leone has been given the vote of confidence by the African Union (AU) to continue the Chairmanship of the AU Peace and Security Council (PSC) for a second month...
View ArticleDirector of Sports gets Commonwealth endorsement
January 10, 2017 By Sahr Morris Jnr. Sierra Leone’s Deputy Director of Sports, Michael Shamsu Mustapha has been endorsed as a member of the Commonwealth Advisory Board on Sports (CABOS). Mustapha’s...
View ArticleBangura ends contract with Chinese club
January 10, 2017 By Sahr Morris Jnr. Sierra Leone striker, Mohamed ‘Poborsky’ Bangura and Chinese League One side, Dalian Yifang, have both gone their separate ways despite two years remaining. The...
View ArticleAfrican Cup of Nations Update - Sofiane Boufal misses out for Morocco
Sofiane Boufal misses out for Morocco January 10, 2017 Southampton midfielder Sofiane Boufal has withdrawn from Morocco’s Africa Cup of Nations squad with a knee injury. The 23-year-old was sent home...
View ArticleECOWAN Project officially hand-over to SLCAB
January 11, 2017 By Hassan Gbassay Koroma ECOWAS Regional Backbone Infrastructure and e-Governance Program, ECOWAN Sierra Leone Project, has been officially handed over to the Sierra Leone Cable...
View ArticleAfrican Cup of Nations Update - Egypt look to rekindle glory days in Gabon
Egypt look to rekindle glory days in Gabon January 12, 2017 by Sahr Morris Jnr Egypt return to the Africa Cup of Nations after a seven-year absence with a new generation looking to rekindle the glory...
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